Canon published a press release for successfully captured video footage of Yaeyama-hime fireflies flying in darkness, a feat made possible by the high-sensitivity 35mm full-frame CMOS sensor developed by Canon for video capture that was announced in March 2013.

Press Release:

TOKYO, Japan, September 12, 2013—Canon Inc. has successfully captured video footage of Yaeyama-hime fireflies flying in darkness, a feat made possible by the high-sensitivity 35 mm full-frame CMOS sensor developed by Canon for video capture that was announced in March 2013.

The high-sensitivity, low-noise video-shooting capabilities of the dedicated 35 mm full-frame CMOS sensor for Full HD video capture were made possible not only through the integration of the high-performance sensor technologies employed in Canon’s digital SLR cameras, but also through the incorporation of new pixel and readout circuitry technologies that reduce noise.

Using a camera prototype equipped with the CMOS sensor, Canon, in cooperation with ZERO CORPORATION, succeeded in capturing video of the Yaeyama-hime fireflies that inhabit Japan’s Ishigaki Island, located off the northeastern coast of Taiwan. No artificial lighting was used during shooting, which took place after sunset amid the island’s mountains. Despite an exceptionally dark shooting environment of less than 0.01 lux, a level in which the naked eye would have difficulty discerning surrounding objects, the CMOS sensor was able to capture not only the color of the light emitted by the fireflies, each of which measures only a few millimeters in length, and their movements, but also the surrounding vegetation in which the species lives. Plans call for the footage to be used to benefit future research into the Yaeyama-hime firefly.

In addition to astronomical and natural observation, Canon is looking into applying this CMOS sensor to medical research purposes as well as surveillance and crime-prevention equipment. Through the further development of innovative CMOS sensors, Canon aims to expand the realm of photographic possibilities while cultivating the world of visual expression.

An excerpt from the video of the Yaeyama-hime fireflies is available for viewing below.

Recent rumors show that Sony has developed three new full frame image sensors for the upcoming cameras.

These full frame sensors are 24MP, 32MP and 36MP. We don’t have info on which cameras will use these sensors. But we know that these sensors are designed for A-mount and E-mount cameras. And the first camera with one of these new sensors should be Sony NEX-FF camera.

And along with the announcemnet of Sony NEX FF, two new Zeiss full frame and E-mount lenses will also be announced. One will be a zoom lens and the other will be a prime lens. And the price of these lenses will be expensive.

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I love the tones, the dynamic range is amazing, and the resolution (while being too high for my taste) has its advantages when clearing up some noise. With the combo of the new sensor and processor, there is very little noise to clean up in the first place. It only starts showing up visibly at around ISO6400 (becoming obvious here at 25,600 and pretty bad at the extended range of 102,400) … As I already stated, this camera sits between its competitors with the D800 and the D4 or the 5D Mrk.3 and the 1DX .”

Here are some new rumors on Canon’s big megapixel DSLR. According to the source, the name would be Canon EOS-1D Xs or 1Ds X. And it is likely to be announced in Fall 2013.

This 1D Xs will mostly have a 47MP full frame sensor, also the 39MP and 50+MP versions are both in test. The camera is dependent on technologies that will appear later this year in the 7D Mark II. There won’t be availability until Q1, 2014 at the earliest.

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